Mumbai: Following a threatening phone call to blow up the Mumbai CSMT (CST) railway station, the police have taken a young man into custody from Sambhajinagar; he is currently being questioned. According to details, a report was received via telephone at the Mumbai Central Control Room (CRO) around 7:00 AM today, indicating that a threat had been issued against the CSMT railway station. The caller was identified by the name ‘Shaikh’. It was later revealed that the caller’s mobile phone had allegedly been hacked, and a suspicious mobile number—suspected to be linked to this hacking—was identified. The caller, identified as ‘Shaikh Kishan’, a resident of Sambhajinagar, has been taken into custody by the CSMT ATS (Anti-Terrorism Squad) and is currently undergoing interrogation.

In accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), the GRP (Government Railway Police) and RPF (Railway Protection Force) were placed on alert. Currently, a significant number of GRP personnel, along with BDDS (Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad) teams and QRT (Quick Response Team) units, are present at the CSMT station.

The ACP (Assistant Commissioner of Police) for the CSMT division and the BDDS team inspected the station, conducting a thorough search of all platforms, waiting areas, and the surrounding premises.
No bombs, suspicious objects, or suspicious individuals were found during the search. The Control Rooms (CROs) of all relevant units have been notified. Further investigation is underway, and appropriate action will be taken accordingly. This information was provided by the Railway Police; meanwhile, an alert has also been issued across the stations.

On November 14, Mumbai Police received confidential information that an individual was planning to arrive at a lc and ammunition without a valid license. Acting on this intelligence, a team from Crime Branch Unit 2 set a trap. Upon observing suspicious activity at a spot on K.K. Marg, Agripada, they took an individual into custody. Two locally-made pistols and 19 live cartridges were recovered from his possession. A case has been registered against him at the Agripada Police Station, and further investigation is being conducted by Mumbai Crime Branch Unit 2. This successful operation was carried out under the guidance of Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti, Joint Police Commissioner Anil Kumbhare, and DCP Raj Tilak Roshan.

A few vehicles collided, causing a pile-up. A Mahindra XUV700 then crashed into the stationary vehicles and burst into flames, an official said

Six vehicles were involved in an accident on the Mumbai Coastal Road in the early hours of Friday (November 13, 2026), following which a sports utility vehicle (SUV) caught fire, officials said.

No one was injured in the incident that occurred around 2.40 a.m. on the northbound carriageway between Marine Lines and Worli.

After being alerted, fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze by 3.26 a.m., he said. In all, six vehicles were involved in the accident.

Besides firefighters, police, 108 ambulance service and Coastal Road staff were also mobilised to handle the situation, the official said, adding that traffic was briefly affected on that arm of the road.